there's only 22 teams left out of 111 original teams. and so this is the best of the best. (brakes screeching) >> if you had asked me going to this competition, "do you think a high school team, let alone an inner city high school team, could enter a viable car in the competition, let alone two cars in two different categories?" the answer would have been no. i mean, in the dictionary where they define "underdog," they've got the evx team as an example. >> hey, aren't you guys that high school team that built those cars? >> justin, you can work with me on this. okay, fuel, all right? so we gonna be aware that we're soldering over fuel. one of the things that happens when you build something, create something new is-is inevitably we use every last moment. and so there's always the t last-minute rush to tie up loose ends. we gotta switch this over. check-off list, let's take a quick walkthrough. >> it was a very busy day. i mean, today was our first day actually been able to work on the cars in the garage. and, like, as soon as we got there, they put us straight to work. >> h